1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 9
Record	22–8 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Tacy (5th season);
Home arena	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum

1976–77 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina†	9	–	3	.750	28	–	5	.848
No. 9	8	–	4	.667	22	–	8	.733
Clemson	8	–	4	.667	22	–	6	.786
Maryland	7	–	5	.583	19	–	8	.704
NC State	6	–	6	.500	17	–	11	.607
Virginia	2	–	10	.167	12	–	17	.414
Duke	2	–	10	.167	14	–	13	.519

† 1977 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1976–77 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Carl Tacy, the team played home games at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After finishing second in the ACC regular season standings, the Demon Deacons made a quick exit from the ACC tournament. Wake Forest regrouped after receiving a bid to the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Midwest Regional Final before losing to eventual National champion Marquette.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Skip Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Kingsport, Tennessee
G	14	Frank Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Summerfield, Florida
F	32	Rod Griffin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Fairmont, North Carolina

Head coach

Carl Tacy

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1976*		vs. Duke Big Four Tournament	W 81–80	1–0	Greensboro Coliseum (15,624) Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1976*		vs. No. 3 North Carolina Big Four Tournament	W 97–96 ^OT	2–0	Greensboro Coliseum (15,624) Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 1, 1976*	No. 14	East Tennessee State	W 94–63	3–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (7,100) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1976*	No. 14	Washington	W 92–75	4–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,050) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1976*	No. 11	at William & Mary	W 90–84 ^OT	5–0	William & Mary Hall (5,100) Williamsburg, Virginia
Dec, 1976*		UNC Asheville	W 84–73	6–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (6,750) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 21, 1976*		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 99–63	7–0	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (5,850) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 28, 1976*	No. 7	vs. Mississippi State Old Dominion Classic	L 83–88	7–1	Norfolk Scope (8,759) Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 29, 1976*	No. 7	vs. Dartmouth Old Dominion Classic	W 84–61	8–1	Norfolk Scope (9,011) Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 1, 1977*	No. 7	at Richmond	W 84–73	9–1	Robins Center (6,000) Richmond, Virginia
Jan 5, 1977	No. 10	Virginia	W 67–63	10–1 (1–0)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,250) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 8, 1977	No. 10	at No. 15 Maryland	W 86–85 ^OT	11–1 (2–0)	Cole Fieldhouse (14,372) College Park, Maryland
Jan 13, 1977	No. 7	No. 5 North Carolina	L 75–77	11–2 (2–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1977	No. 7	at No. 17 Clemson	W 84–82	12–2 (3–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,371) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 19, 1977	No. 9	Duke	W 85–73	13–2 (4–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,200) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 22, 1977*	No. 9	UNC Charlotte	W 74–72	14–2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (15,000) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 26, 1977	No. 4	at No. 10 North Carolina	W 67–66	15–2 (5–1)	Carmichael Auditorium (10,000) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 29, 1977*	No. 10	Appalachian State	W 83–73	16–2	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,260) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 1977	No. 5	at Duke	W 89–80	17–2 (6–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,333) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 5, 1977	No. 5	at Virginia	W 80–72	18–2 (7–1)	University Hall (8,500) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 8, 1977	No. 4	No. 15 Clemson	L 66–70	18–3 (7–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,300) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 12, 1977	No. 4	NC State	W 84–77	19–3 (8–2)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,350) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1977*	No. 7	at Davidson	W 70–68	20–3	Johnston Gym (3,001) Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 19, 1977*	No. 7	Virginia Tech	L 97–98 ^OT	20–4	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (8,300) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 22, 1977	No. 11	Maryland	L 80–81	20–5 (8–3)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum (15,409) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 26, 1977	No. 11	at NC State	L 85–91	20–6 (8–4)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
ACC tournament
Mar 3, 1977*	(2) No. 16	(7) Virginia Quarterfinals	L 57–59	20–7	Greensboro Coliseum (15,375) Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1977*	No. 9	vs. No. 8 Arkansas First round	W 86–80	21–7	Lloyd Noble Center (10,871) Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 17, 1977*	No. 9	vs. Southern Illinois Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 86–81^[2]	22–7	Myriad Convention Center (10,185) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mar 19, 1977*	No. 9	vs. No. 7 Marquette Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 68–82	22–8	Myriad Convention Center (8,935) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ "1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men 's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
^ "Marquette Advances With Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] "1976–77 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Men 's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

[2] "Marquette Advances With Wake Forest". The New York Times. March 18, 1977. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[3] "1976-77 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. pp. 836–837. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
Venues	Gore Gymnasium (1935–1956) Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum (1956–1989) Greensboro Coliseum (alternate; 1959–1989) Reynolds Gymnasium (alternate; 1956–1989) LJVM Coliseum (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon "O Here's to Wake Forest" Spirit of the Old Gold and Black Tobacco Road Dixie Classic/Big Four
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics